The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-02-19

'roTtie then saluted the officers and, leaving
tho orderly room, retired to my quarters u
sne snete few preparations for my. Journey, icy,
MAJ w;ob . was tramp of about eight miles
wl.or ,na the he, seacoast. These finished pro-
aloS aOoded to the room of the private VINO was .s
ce. Sota;1ed To accompany me, in order 10 naSe
detaiieu 80 ~ a With him on the subject
= TS;s nan a Welshman, named Wllllalns; nHs
was as veteran whose period OF service @ rtar. har
almost aim expired He was, sPeakiSH eSts y mi hi.
ailv the ahero of hundred nsn's' mh;le
:. any nySar;ence of active service beginning wii'e
how in the second Sikh war ouLs .
ppy pyIarrated to Williams the remarks .
z. a. colonel and the adjutant regarding m ou
tne ouar e but the veteran effected to urea
PLiSUnut, matter very lightly. GIVE had tougne Z L
Jobs than this in my tune: a",Iy se no;ptin
said. and then added, slgnlncan'.y, y, 70 boI
t to his Snider: "Just let HIM trs ~ W.
~ and nv word, he won't get very ln ,,,s;,
an The prisoner, Scales, was repu.sa
= ,oot;no fellow Of about %. He was was mU =
1.-THE and active than a powerful man, -, =
an nun nevertheless, by reason OF his Dre
was' ,-;nd;ctive disposition, the terror OIL
me- and vlnu.oS ir J;snosed men Of the corps.
PeadIes pea served in the army for about TN
vss years during which period ne was a;m' w
e trouble. On the return o. .nele .be a da
e erom abroad, he came to us from the ae :,
& n;.b an extremely bad character anu
-. vi 81 renutation he afterward consls'e. A
Lts, evn I.ained le At the reduction OF the al
main'a - in the coloners remarks,
rcie;1o Of Mr.. Scales would to certai
have been dispensed with mao nau ut 1rober rot ar
time been deserter. beng appb IF the
,ck. and brought back to the corps az .ho Inc
Ginning Of the scare occaslonea py 'ne
srrbed relations of Prussia and frauo'
su ;rad two months imprisonment
Nd. lesr e cont to his duty. Three days
mao .aleose an officers room was Of
nas ;nso and all his valuables distracted;
nv mi u this business it was supposed Scale
implicated, conformity w WITH uata uos des
equally bad repute. inns prlsaoe o,,rre ~,
MD. with the booty, and Scales was aPPie
ed ON suspicion and handed l., over :.
o;v;l authorities, but he was nDera'o'
er. -. ~. 80 no sufficient evidence being
ln aan;ug 10 warrant his being sent 10 !, y
Md. op,nlI .pa nbarge His next feat was strii
Alfred VnoSn,commissioned nor officer, and ior y
Prugh, non-01'- ! 80 now sentenced to nine N
n ngbt gbOb. ~. ;mnr;sonment; the further recommer
Il I'D. Nv the court martial for his DISMISS
- r. - aorv;ce with ignominy being re
by the general commanding the dls' IS
c.,o Tn the afternoon Williams ana J. g
oalo :. ,norch;nq order, and provided ea
to those ten rounds of ammunition anu Ia : =, -
rom Su ex- t;ons made our appearance at the n T
dividing .al % onard room. The sergeant OF IN
dvantage -. rave me word of caution, and II
ds, espe- o., s,a that Scales had been boastlne
-CH, men that he meant to make ms o.oI esI
r. Md. Our man received us with stol
- ond mechanically held out his W
the reception Of the handcufis' an'
s word Of farewell to the other pris'
ING, N. p. ~ @Oi his nlace beside the private,
name of his bayonet nxeu-
lea IS Office out of barracks into the princiPal
near Court the town. Perceiving man Oh
Vest End regiment who was engaged on
police duty, l asked him to accol l
'tSs tSo outskirts. in case the prise
fancy to bolt down one OF the
offers for tortuous alleys that led to the wa Y,
formerly a the pier. Having reached the II !
.i;. ra.aPo'o 1 heat. the private returned, ana
/ TO- 10. 20, so graduating myself on having near @
I, reasonable sas sbe omen country, in which Sea
further in run moor chance of escaping,
MVnAMMdi n 10 Nd. custody, when we were met Dy